The 2021 Crossfit Games are in the books and I enthusiastically watched the majority of the live streams for the individuals, less for the teams and only a few events for the age group and adaptive athletes.
I thought the programming provided for great tests that covered functional movement at high intensity across a broad time domains.
Get well soon, Brooke Wells
July 28
Event 1
For time:
1-mile swim with fins
3-mile kayak
This was over an hour time domain and not spectator friendly, but certainly a good test. I might have to rent paddle boards or kayaks again.
Event 2
For time:
126-ft. sled drag, 180 | 220 lb.
5 Pig flips, 350 | 510 lb.
12 muscle-ups
12 bar muscle-ups
12 bar muscle-ups
12 muscle-ups
5 Pig flips
126-ft. sled drag
Time cap: 12 min.
Entertaining test that showcased gymnastics and strongman.
Event 3
For time:
550-yard sprint
Time cap: 4 min.
I was worried about this one, but nobody really got knocked around too bad.
Event 4
For time:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of:
Wall walks
Thrusters, 135 | 185 lb. (short bars)
Time cap: 20 min.
185# is a heavy thruster and combined with 55 wall walks was quite the effort.
July 30
Event 5
4 rounds for time:
4 rope climbs
500/400 ski erg
Sand bag carry
I am not sure what to make of the Husafell Strongman Bag, but at 200# for men, this seems like a beast.
Events 6/7
5 rounds for time of:
250-m run
1 clean
Women: 165 | 175 | 185 | 195 | 205 lb.
Men: 245 | 265 | 285 | 305 | 315 lb.
Time cap: 7 min.
5 rounds for time of:
200-m run out of the Coliseum
1 clean
Women: 210 | 215 | 220 | 225 | 230 lb.
Men: 325 | 335 | 340 | 345 | 350 lb.
Time cap: 8 min.
This was an interesting test that was mentally taxing on weaker athletes who could not make the cleans, especially in Event 7.
Event 8
For time:
Navigate the handstand walking course
Time cap: 5 min.
Another brutal test that basically established the have and have nots. Although handstand walking is to be expected, this really separated athletes.
Event 9
21-15-9:
Echo bike (cal.)
Snatch, 75 | 105 lb. (short bars)
Time cap: 8 min.
Fast and entertaining.
CUT TO 30 ATHLETES
July 31
Event 10
For time:
30 toes-to-bars
1.5-mile run
30 toes-to-bars
1.5-mile run
30 toes-to-bars
Time cap: 27 min.
This was a really interesting test during which athletes could really separate themselves on the runs.
CUT TO 20 ATHLETES
Event 11
11-min. AMRAP:
1 pegboard ascent
7 single-arm dumbbell overhead squats, 50 | 70 lb.
15 heavy double-unders
This was fun to watch and the athletes made tough movements look easy.
Event 12
1-rep-max snatch
Guilherme Malheiros. Enough said.
Aug 01
Event 13
4 rounds of:
20 GHD sit-ups
8 cheese curd burpees over the hay bale, 70 | 100 lb.
168-ft. yoke carry, 425 | 605 lb.
1-min. reset
Time caps by round: 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 min.
I loved this event and it got me wanting to break out my yoke and do some burpees over a wall.
Event 14
6-10-14 reps of:
Deadlifts, 275 | 405 lb. (short bars)
Freestanding handstand push-ups
Time cap: 7 min.
A new skill and a tough standard.
Event 15
For time:
600-m row
90 chest-to-bar pull-ups
36-ft. back-rack walking lunge
36-ft. front-rack walking lunge
36-ft. overhead walking lunge
135 | 185 lb., short bar
Time cap: 11 min.
185# OH walking lunge is brutal. Frankly I was surprised the athletes made such short work of the C2B during the final event of competition.
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